Classic Land Rover - May 2017

STAGE ONE PERFECTIONPerfectionist Dean Jacob meets Emrys Kirby to show off his now immaculate Stage One in green and limestone

BEHIND THE WHEELKev Mills recalls some of the hybrid Land Rovers he has known over the years

OLIVE THE SERIES IIIThis no fixed abode 1983 Series III finally finds her forever home with the Lane family after 26 owners in 20 years

LANDY AT THE FACTORYVeronica Lamond’s latest book sees Landy taking a trip back to the Solihull factory

LONGING FOR A SERIES ONEAndrew Munden meets Martin Port and shares his love of Land Rovers and how he finally tracked down a sound Series One as a daily driver

PHIL LAMBERTLucky Phil Lambert discovered his 80in has AA heritage. Now he’s discovered his 1951 80in was an important factory demonstrator at home and abroad

OUR LAND ROVERSThe beginnings of our next international adventure - work commences on the magazine’s 109in Series III Station Wagon

TECH AND TOOLBOX

TANKED UPAdrian Cox’s 80in goes in for engine reconditioning, and comes out having also had its fuel tank replaced to fix a previous ‘fix’DOORTOPS PART TWOJim Willett explains how to overhaul rusty and rattle-prone door tops of leaf-sprung Land Rovers

WIRED AND WONDERFULOur 1982 Series III 109in Hi-Cap, recommissioned by Simon Services, has a new winch cable, passes its first MOT since 2011 and is now road legal

JOURNEYS

COMMANDO COUNTRYCraig Allen goes Commando, retracing the steps of the earliest special ops units trained in the Scottish Highlands

WESTERN SAHARAToby Savage searches for Spanish built Santanas supporting the nomadic life of the Saharawi people

AUSSIE JOURNEYA trip through the Australian Outback decides the fate of a Series III on its Judgement Day

DEFENDER SUPPLEMENT

NINETY, ONE TEN AND DEFENDERSince production ended in 2016, has this Land Rover model already become a classic of our time?

BUYING GUIDENinety or 90, that is the question. John Carroll finds out what makes a good buy in the Defender range

TIMELINE PART ONEThe 90, 110 and Defender Story 1983-1996

DAVID BOWYER’S 90David Bowyer takes us through the design and build of his bespoke 90

CENTRESPREADThe 1989 Camel Trophy in Brazil

DEFENDER BUYING GUIDE – WHAT TO LOOK FORJohn Carroll gets the low down on what to look for when purchasing second-hand Defenders